Lots of people have called the westerns the most distinctively American genre and of course, it makes sense, it usually sets in the American frontier overall! However, as obvious from Sergio Leone’s films, not all the best westerns were made in America. So many people around the world enjoyed the western formula and its mythology. […]
Month: October 2024
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The 10 Most Entertaining Sci-Fi Films of All Time
What makes a great science-fiction movie can be hard to pin down. At its best, the genre grapples with thought-provoking ideas about the human condition, outer space, artificial intelligence, and the unfathomable mysteries of the cosmos — all while transporting viewers to places and worlds that offer a captivating glimpse into the future and exceed […]
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10 Great 1970s Thriller Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
The 1970s was the age of New Hollywood, a time when film auteurs and movie mavericks were exploring the human condition from all manner of angles. Cinema had moved away from the mega budgets of the previous decades, had shifted drastically from lavish epics and star studded musicals, and moved to smaller, more personal fare. […]
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The 10 Best Western Movies of All Time
Though greatly fluctuating in popularity throughout the decades and being wholly indebted to American iconography, values, and history, few film genres can claim to be as universally appealing, flexible, and durable as the Western. Reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated over the decades, harkening back to its brief twilight and steady decline at […]
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10 Great Underrated Horror Movies Recommended By Roger Ebert
They say Roger Ebert appreciated all kinds of films and always judged films by their own intention and target demographic. That’s true, that’s what made him special but when you look at it, when it comes to horror films, Roger Ebert was not too easy to please. He rarely gave a horror film his “perfect” […]
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The 10 Most Entertaining Thriller Movies of All Time
The appeal of the thriller movie is quite simple and universal: In its platonic form, it scratches a particular itch and satisfies our collective urge for action and suspense in a way that frankly no other genre can. No generation of moviegoers has ever grown tired of shelling out for new titles that will get […]